Series 4, Episode 6 — The gut–brain connection (why stress affects your gut)
From Mount Road Practice PPG by John King - Mount Road Practice PPG
May 15, 2026 · 6 min · Season 4 · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode explores the gut-brain connection and how stress impacts digestive health.
Understanding Your Gut is a patient-education podcast series for people experiencing common digestive symptoms, including: bloating abdominal discomfort constipation diarrhoea food-related gut symptoms IBS and functional bowel symptoms The series is designed to explain gut symptoms in a simple, reassuring and evidence-based way. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes long and focuses on helping patients understand: How the gut works why symptoms happen How food, stress, routine and gut sensitivity interact When symptoms are common and manageable and when medical review is important Topics Covered in this episode: - 👉 Brain ↔ gut communication 👉 Stress = sensitivity + movement changes 👉 Symptoms are real, not “in your head”
People in this episode
Host: John King
Topics covered
- gut-brain connection
- stress effects on gut
- digestive symptoms
- IBS
- functional bowel symptoms
- patient education
Keywords
- gut health
- stress
- bloating
- abdominal discomfort
- constipation
- diarrhoea
- IBS
- functional bowel symptoms
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